US Import Specialist

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Chicago, IL
Mid level
Appliances • Manufacturing
The Role
The US Import Specialist at Littelfuse is responsible for classifying merchandise, ensuring compliance with international shipment regulations, conducting audits, and maintaining accurate product databases. This role involves analyzing tariff codes and providing import guidance while monitoring performance indicators related to trade compliance.
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Littelfuse is one of America’s Best Mid-Sized Companies (Forbes) and has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Illinois (Best Companies Group) for 11 consecutive years. With its global headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Littelfuse is a leading, global manufacturer of electronic components serving more than 100,000 end customers across industrial, transportation, and electronics end markets. We have more than 17,000 employees with operations in 15 countries. From semiconductors to sensors… switches to fuses and more… we produce billions of electronic components that help our customers empower a sustainable, connected, and safer world. In 2021, Littelfuse had net sales of $2.1 billion.

Reporting to the Customs Compliance Manager, the US Import Specialist at Littelfuse involves classifying merchandise for HS, COO and OGA accuracy, ensuring accurate product databases, providing US import compliance guidance, conducting post-entry audits, creating reports, reviewing DPL Screenings and collaborating with various teams.

What You Will Do:

  • Prepares, reviews, and approves documentation for complex international shipments, ensuring global compliance with import regulations.
  • US Harmonized Tariff Product Classification analyzing US Harmonized Tariff Codes to conduct classification reviews according to US CFR 19.
  • Conducts product classification (HTS), valuation determinations, and country of origin assessments, and monitors denied party screening while ensuring proper record-keeping for imports
  • Conduct Post Entry Audits
  • Conducts DPL Screening
  • Provides Import Guidance
  • Monitors key performance indicators (KPIs) related to trade compliance, supports audits and suggests and tracks corrective measures
  • Updates import procedures based on regulatory changes.

Who You Are:

  • High School Diploma
  • 3-5 years of experience in Consumer Electrical and Electronics Industries
  • Strong analytical and communication skills
  • Knowledge of US Customs rules and trade policies
  • Ability to learn and strictly adhere to the rules of US Customs
  • Proficiency in data aggregation, cleaning, and analysis
  • Curiosity about processes and the ability to ask relevant questions
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills to convey compliance concepts to other departments
  • Comfortable with change and willing to stay informed about changes in trade policy
  • Demonstrates integrity and represents the company well with external providers
  • Knowledge of FTZ and CTPAT is preferred but not required

Salary Range:

(Min-Max)

The salary offered will vary depending on your location, job-related skills, knowledge, and experience.

The Company
Chicago, Illinois
4,597 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1927

What We Do

Littelfuse is an industrial technology manufacturing company empowering a sustainable, connected, and safer world. Across more than 15 countries, and with 17,000 global associates, we partner with customers to design and deliver innovative, reliable solutions. Serving over 100,000 end customers, our products are found in a variety of industrial, transportation, and electronics end markets—everywhere, every day. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States, Littelfuse was founded in 1927.

View our broad and deep product portfolio:
https://www.littelfuse.com/

Littelfuse has had a long-standing commitment to ensuring a diversified workforce through equal employment opportunities. Maintaining a diversified workforce is critical to the success of our organization.

Each associate receives equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, creed, sex (with or without sexual conduct), marital status, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, order of protection status, military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, genetic information, unfavorable discharge from military service, and any other protected class under federal, state or local law

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